From: Aaron Patterson <aaron@...>
Date: 2011-01-11T07:57:28+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:34317] Re: [Ruby 1.8-Feature#4239] Let's begin a talk for "1.8.8" -- How's needed for surviving 1.8?


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On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:47:14AM +0900, Charles Nutter wrote:
> Issue #4239 has been updated by Charles Nutter.
>=20
>=20
> 1.8.7 is a good release. It should be the last 1.8.x release. There's no =
need to make a "better" 1.8.7 in 1.8.8, because 1.8.7 is just fine.
>=20
> 1.9.2 is a good release. Anyone who wants something better than 1.8.7 sho=
uld just move to 1.9.2. There's no reason to make a transitional 1.8.8 beca=
use 1.9.2 is just fine.
>=20
> JRuby 1.6 will support both 1.8.7 and 1.9.2 modes, meaning that the secon=
d most-commonly used Ruby implementation will support 1.9.2. Therefore, the=
re's no reason to make a 1.8.8 since the above two statements apply to JRub=
y as well as C Ruby. It would also require us to maintain a third mode, sin=
ce so many users will depend on 1.8.7 logic of today.
>=20
> 1.8.8 is not needed, and I don't see JRuby ever supporting it. I vote to =
eliminate ruby_1_8 branch, make 1.8.7 and ruby_1_8_7 the last 1.8.x version=
, and continue to maintain it as a maintenance branch only. 1.9.2 and succe=
ssors are the future.

As a library maintainer, I have to agree with Charles.  Dealing with
differences between 1.8.7, 1.8.8, and 1.9.2 is too much.  I would like
to see 1.8.7 be the last release of Ruby 1.8.x.

I am really happy on Ruby 1.9.2, I don't want to see the 1.8.x series
drug out longer.

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Aaron Patterson
http://tenderlovemaking.com/

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